2010 CPEO Brownfields List Archive

From: Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2010 20:56:04 -0700 (PDT)
Reply: cpeo-brownfields
Subject: [CPEO-BIF] Old Standard Quarry property, Jefferson County, West Virginia
 
Plat for brownfield project OK’d

By Matt Armstrong
Martinsburg Journal (WV)
July 16, 2010



CHARLES TOWN - A plat submitted by Old Standard LLC and approved by the executive director of the West Virginia Development Office recently has drawn the attention of Jefferson County officials, some of whom are surprised that they were circumvented.

The property currently is being marketed on the West Virginia Development Office's website, and some of its intended uses include a 60,000-square-foot office building and a 2,320,000-square-foot resort and convention center.

...

There were several reasons why county officials rejected the previous proposal, including potential traffic concerns and the property's proximity to the Harpers Ferry National Historic Park, according to past reports in The Journal.

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Because of new legislation regarding Brownfield Economic Development Districts, Old Standard LLC was able to bypass local officials and submit its plat at the state level.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.journal-news.net/page/content.detail/id/540384.html?nav=5006

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
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